85R3637 JCG-D     By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1474       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offense of impersonating a   public servant.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.11(a), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person [he]:                (1)  impersonates a public servant with intent to   induce another to submit to the person's [his] pretended official   authority or to rely on the person's [his] pretended official acts;   [or]                (2)  knowingly purports to exercise any function of a   public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and   court, and the position or office through which the person [he]   purports to exercise a function of a public servant or public office   has no lawful existence under the constitution or laws of this state   or of the United States; or                (3)  while serving as mediator or arbitrator, knowingly   represents to another person that the actor is or was a member of   the judiciary of this state, any other state, or the United States   or uses any of the titles "judge," "justice," or "honorable," if the   actor was not previously elected or appointed to be a member of the   judiciary of this state, any other state, or the United States.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.